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Tables of Contents for Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
iii
List of Photographs and Maps
xiv
The Middle East and Palestine to 1914: An Overview
1
22
Ancient Israel: Its Origins and History to the Roman Conquest
1
2
Palestine under Roman and Byzantine Rule
3
2
The Arabs and the Spread of Islam
5
1
Islam and Its Relationship to Judaism and Christianity
6
2
Palestine under Muslim Rule to 1517
8
1
Ottoman Rule to 1800: An Overview
9
2
The Ottomans and Europe, 1500--1800
11
1
The Ottomans and Europe, 1800--1914
12
11
Chronology
16
2
A Treaty of Amity and Commerce: The Ottoman Empire and France, February 1535
18
2
Decree of the French Directory Instructing Napoleon to Launch the Egyptian Campaign, April 12, 1798
20
1
Disraeli's Defense before the House of Commons of His Suez Action, February 21, 1876
21
2
Ottoman Society, Palestine, and the Origins of Zionism, 1800--1914
23
35
Ottoman Society in the Arab Lands in the Nineteenth Century
23
2
The Lebanon to 1860
25
2
Palestine in the Nineteenth Century
27
6
Zionism: Its Origins and Development to 1914
33
1
The Jews of Western Europe
33
1
Eastern European Jewry and the Rise of Zionism
34
4
Theodor Herzl and the Zionist Movement to 1914
38
3
The Arab Response to Zionism
41
17
Chronology
48
1
Two Farms in Palestine
49
4
Theodor Herzl, Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State), 1896
53
2
The Basel Progam, 1897
55
1
Theodor Herzl, ``Who Fears a State?'' from Die Welt, February 18, 1898
55
1
Naguib Azoury, From The Awakening of the Arab Nation, 1905
56
2
World War I, Great Britain, and the Peace Settlements, 1914--1921
58
51
World War I: The Ottoman Empire and the European Powers to July 1915
59
3
Britain, the Arabs, and the Husayn-McMahon Correspondence, July 1915--January 1916
62
5
The Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Husayn-McMahon Correspondence
67
3
Palestine and the Balfour Declaration
70
6
The European Powers, Zionism, and the Arabs, 1917--1918
76
5
The Peace Settlements and the Mandate System
81
6
Conclusion
87
22
Chronology
92
2
Ottoman Abrogation of the Capitulations, September 9, 1914
94
1
The Husayn-McMahon Correspondence, July 1915--January 1916
95
6
The Faysal-Weizmann Agreement, January 3, 1919
101
2
Resolutions of the General Syrian Congress, July 2, 1919
103
2
Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, January 1920
105
1
The Mandate for Palestine, July 24, 1922
106
3
Palestine Between the Wars: Zionism, The Palestinian Arabs, and the British Mandate, 1920--1939
109
58
The First Phase: Hopes Fulfilled and Dashed, 1918--1920
111
1
The First Decade, 1920--1930
112
1
Palestinian Arab Leadership
112
4
Zionist Leadership in Palestine and Abroad
116
5
The Zionist Leadership, the British Mandate, and the Arab Community, 1920-1931
121
3
The Land Question, 1920--1931
124
4
The Conflict over the Western Wall (Wailing Wall), 1928--1929, and Its Repercussions
128
3
Yishuv Expansion, Arab Rebellion, and the British Rethinking of Their Obligations, 1930--1939
131
1
Investigations and Retractions, 1930--1936
131
3
The Arab Revolt: Its Roots and Impact on Palestine
134
10
The 1939 White Paper: Background and Consequences
144
3
Great Britain and Palestine on the Eve of World War II
147
20
Chronology
154
2
The Churchill White Paper, July 1, 1922
156
2
Palestine Royal (Peel) Commission Report, July 1937
158
4
The 1939 White Paper
162
5
World War II and the Creation of the State of Israel, 1939--1948
167
56
Palestine, Zionism, and the War Effort, 1939--1945
168
1
World War II and the Middle East
168
1
Palestine: Jewish Immigration and the British Response
169
1
The Jewish Division and the Question of Jewish Military Capabilities
170
2
Zionism in the United States: The Biltmore Conference and Its Consequences
172
2
The White Paper, Partition, and Britain's Place in the Middle East, 1942--1945
174
1
Jewish Terrorism, The Hagana, and the British, 1940--1945
175
1
Palestinian Arab Leadership and the Question of Arab Unity, 1939--1945
176
5
The End of the Mandate and the Creation of Israel, 1945--1948
181
2
Consultation and Conflict: Great Britain, the United States, and Zionism, July 1945--February 1947
183
7
UNSCOP and United Nations' Ratification of Partition, February-November 1947
190
5
The Battle for Palestine/Israel, December 1947--May 1948
195
6
The Arab-Israeli Wars and the Armistices, 1948--1949
201
22
Chronology
211
2
The ``Final Solution'': Nazi Extermination of European Jewry
213
1
UNSCOP's Plan of Partition with Economic Union
213
2
Jamal al-Husayni, Testimony on Palestinian Arab Reaction to the UNSCOP Proposals, September 29, 1947
215
2
Rabbi Hillel Silver, Testimony on Zionist Reaction to the UNSCOP Proposals, October 2, 1947
217
2
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, May 14, 1948
219
4
The Beginning of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Search for Security, 1949-1957
223
38
Israel, the Arab States, and the Palestinian/Israeli Arabs
224
4
The Great Powers, Israel, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1949--1954
228
5
The Great Powers, the Arabs, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1949--1954
233
2
The Baghdad Pact: The Western Search for Allies, 1953--1955
235
2
Israel, the Lavon Affair, and the Gaza Raid
237
2
The Israeli-Egyptian Arms Race, 1954--1956
239
2
The Aswan Dam Project, the Anderson Mission, and Nasser's Nationalization of the Suez Canal, January--July 1956
241
4
From Nationalization to Invasion, July--November 1956
245
3
The Suez Crisis and Its Ramifications: The Eisenhower Doctrine
248
13
Chronology
254
2
Letter on the Position of the Palestinian Refugees, November 17, 1949
256
1
Gamal Abd al-Nasser, Speech Justifying Nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, July 28, 1956
257
1
David Ben-Gurion, Speech to the Knesset on the Suez Victory, November 7, 1956
258
2
Golda Meir, Speech to the United Nations General Assembly, March 1, 1957
260
1
From Suez to the Six-Day War, 1957--1967
261
40
The Struggle for Syria and the Creation of the United Arab Republic, 1957--1958
261
2
Lebanese Politics: Power-Sharing and Domestic Tensions
263
2
Crisis and Conflict: The Lebanese Civil War and the Iraqi Revolution, 1957--1958
265
3
Inter-Arab Rivalries, 1958--1964
268
4
The Formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Al-Fatah, and Inter-Arab Politics, 1964--1966
272
4
Israeli Politics to 1967
276
2
Great Power Rivalries in the Middle East to 1967
278
3
Prelude to the 1967 War: The Crisis Escalates
281
4
The Six-Day War and Its Consequences
285
16
Chronology
294
2
Communique No. 1 from Headquarters of Asifa Forces (Fatah), January 6, 1965
296
1
Gamal Abd al-Nasser, Speech to Members of the Egyptian National Assembly, May 29, 1967
297
2
Abba Eban, Speech to the U.N. Security Council on Israel's Reasons for Going to War, June 6, 1967
299
2
War and the Search for Peace in the Middle East, 1967--1976
301
50
Limited Wars and the Search for Negotiating Leverage, 1967--1971
303
1
Israeli-Arab Negotiating Positions and Their Backgrounds
303
2
Deliberate Ambiguity: Security Council Resolution 242
305
2
Wars of Attrition and Their Internal Repercussions: Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinians, and Israel
307
4
Diplomacy and the Wars of Attrition: Egypt and Israel, 1968--1970
311
2
International Diplomacy and Domestic Intrigue: The Nixon Administration and the Rogers Plans, 1968--1970
313
3
Jordan and the Palestinians, August--September 1970
316
2
The Jordanian Crisis: Regional and International Repercussions
318
2
The 1973 War and Its Consequences
320
1
The Arabs: Seeking Responses to Signals
320
2
Israel and the Politics of Expansion
322
2
The 1973 War: The Chance for Diplomacy
324
6
Tactics and Ultimate Intentions: The PLO and Israel, 1973--1977
330
21
Chronology
339
2
U.N. Security Council Resolution 242, November 22, 1967
341
1
The Palestinian National Charter: Resolutions of the Palestine National Council, July 1--17, 1968; PLO Resolution on Security Council Resolution 242, June 1974
342
3
U.N. Security Council Resolution 338, October 22, 1973
345
1
Yasir Arafat's Address to the U.N. General Assembly, September 13, 1974
345
4
Yosef Tekoah, Response to Arafat's Address, November 13, 1974
349
2
Lebanon, The West Bank, and the Camp David Accords: The Palestinian Equation in the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1977--1984
351
55
The Lebanese Civil War and Its Aftermath, 1975--1978
352
5
The Carter Administration and Camp David: The Initial Stages, January--November 1977
357
2
The Road to Camp David: November 1977--September 1978
359
4
The Reagan Administration and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: An Overview
363
3
West Bank and Israeli Arabs between Jordan and Israel, 1948--1977
366
4
Israel, Israeli Arabs, and the West Bank, 1977--1982
370
2
Lebanon: The Struggle For Hegemony
372
4
The Israeli Invasion of Lebanon, Its Background and Impact, August 1981--September 1982
376
5
Illusions of Peace, September 1982--February 1984
381
3
Lebanon Postscript: 1984--1990
384
22
Chronology
392
2
Platform of the Likud Coalition, March 1977
394
1
Anwar al-Sadat, Speech to the Israeli Knesset, November 20, 1977
395
4
Menachem Begin, Reply to President Sadat, November 20, 1977
399
4
A Framework for Peace in the Middle East Agreed at Camp David, September 17, 1978
403
3
From Pariah to Partner: The PLO and the Quest for Peace in Global and Regional Contexts, 1984--1993
406
51
Background, 1984--1995
406
2
Peace Gambits, Terrorism, and Political Strife, 1984--1987
408
4
The Intifada and the Gulf Crisis
412
1
Initial Reflections
412
2
The Intifada: Its Roots
414
4
The Gaza Strip
418
3
Intifada: The First Two Years, December 1987--December 1989
421
4
The Intifada and Islamic Resistance
425
1
The Intifada and International Politics, 1988--1991
426
5
The Gulf Crisis: A Synopsis
431
3
The Intifada and the Gulf Crisis: Their Impact on the Negotiating Process
434
2
Diplomacy and Conflict
436
1
The Madrid Talks: October 1991--Summer 1993
436
1
Negotiations amidst Violence
437
20
Chronology
447
2
Communique No. 1 of the Intifada Issued by the Unified National Leadership (UNL), January 8, 1988
449
1
Leaflet No. 1 of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), January 1988
450
3
Statements by Yasir Arafat and George Shultz, December 14, 1988
453
2
4 The U.S.-Soviet Invitation to the Mideast Peace Conference in Madrid, October 18, 1991
455
2
Israeli-Palestinian/Arab Negotiations and Agreements, August 1993--March 2000
457
68
The 1993 Oslo Accord
458
1
Background
458
1
The Terms
458
3
Analysis of the 1993 Accord
461
4
The Politics and Economics of Violence
465
4
The Interim Agreement (Oslo 2) and the Rabin Assassination
469
7
From Rabin to Netanyahu: The Peres Government and Likud's Victory, November 1995--May 1996
476
2
The Netanyahu Government: June 1996--July 1999
478
1
An Overview
478
2
Reciprocity and Confrontation
480
1
The Hebron Agreement, January 1997
481
2
Palestinian Communal Tensions
483
1
The Mashal Affair
484
2
Jewish Communal Strife: The Culture War Intensifies
486
1
The Wye Memorandum and the Collapse of the Netanyahu Coalition
487
1
Domestic and Regional Realignments, December 1998--July 1999
488
2
Conclusion: ``Setting Out for an Unknown Destination'': The Renewal of Negotiations with the Outcome in Doubt
490
35
Chronology
504
2
The Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, Washington, D.C., September 13, 1993
506
5
The Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement (Oslo 2) on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, September 28, 1995
511
5
Press Briefing on Israel-Syria Peace Talks and Their Resumption by James P. Rubin, State Department Spokesman, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, January 10, 2000
516
9
Selected Bibliography
525
6
Index
531